Les Sosnowski, Monique Sosnowski

Opération Crevette

Benin, Mercenaries, and the Survival of a New State

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Opération Crevette is a meticulously researched account of the political instability leading to private mercenary action in Benin during the mid-twentieth century. This book brings together the voices of the involved mercenaries, political rulers, and local witnesses to reveal a struggle for power in the former French colony.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9781666911237
• ISBN-10: 1666911232
• Artikelnr.: 69239661

Autorenporträt

Les Sosnowski is practicing attorney specializing in international law and a member of the American Immigration Law Association. Monique Sosnowski is assistant professor in the Criminal Justice Department at the Farmingdale State College.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: Bob Denard and Company
Chapter 1: From French Colony to Military Rule
Chapter 2: "Sick Child of Africa"
Chapter 3: Enough is Enough
Chapter 4: Revolutionary Changes
Chapter 5: The French Connection
Chapter 6: The Doctor's Orders: A Change of Regime
Chapter 7: Getting Armed and Ready
Chapter 8: Bienvenue Au Maroc! (Welcome To Morocco!)
Chapter 9: Dr Zinsou Sends the Dirty Ninety
Chapter 10: The Omegas are Coming
Chapter 11: Facing Reality: Surprise Surprise
Chapter 12: A Three-Hour Disaster
Chapter 13: The Aftermath
Chapter 14: Whose Victory
Chapter 15: Pandora's Boxes
Chapter 16: No End to Troubles
Chapter 17: Justice Delayed
Chapter 18: The End of an Epoch
Appendix A: Timeline of Events
Appendix B: Operation Crevette: European mercenaries listed by Benin's
authorities
Appendix C: Operation Crevette: African mercenaries listed by Benin's
authorities
Appendix D: Resolution 404 (1977) of 8 February 1977
Appendix E: Resolution 405 (1977) of 14 April 1977
Appendix F: UN Security Council Letter Dated 13 June 1979
Bibliography
About the Authors